Edgar Schilter
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b.1985 Zűrich Switzerland
Edgar Schilter is a Sydney based artist. Edgar completed a Fine Arts degree at the College of Fine Arts Sydney in 2008. His subjects of interest are decidedly honest, with recurrent themes of architecture, mechanics, technology and science. His work focuses on the methodical and meditative reproduction of detail in the hopelessly untrendy modern tradition of artisanry. His work turns the lens over the technical and structural and blends it with the patterning and textural elements often found in nature.
Artist Statement
“I find the world surreal. The most I could hope for is that my art gives a peek into the noisy world of my musing. An earnest attempt to nail these slippery ruminations to the wall. I want them entombed and permanent and a small witness of the mind cloud. Thanks for coming along.” – Edgar Schilter
Artist CV
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 The Birds, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2016 Acquistive Prize, Kedumba Drawing Prize, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange
2016 Finalist, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery
2015 The Drawing Room, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2015 Finalist, Hornsby Art Prize, Sydney
2015 Finalist, Hazelhurst Art on Paper Prize, Sydney
2015 Winner Prize for Drawing, North Sydney Art Prize, The Coal Loader Waverton, Sydney
2015 Untitled, traffic jam galleries, Sydney
2014 Winner, Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Sydney
2014 Winner, Blacktown Art Prize, Sydney
2013 Finalist, Fleurieu Art Prize, Blacktown
2013 Winner, Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award, Lane Cove, Sydney
2013 Finalist, North Sydney Art Prize
2006 Exhibition of Protest, Kurnell Cliff Top, Mori Gallery
2006 9 x 5 Truck Show, Art Gallery of NSW, Dank Street Galleries and ACP, Sydney
2006 Money Make The World Go Round, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
2006 Guantanamo, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
AWARDS
2015 Winner Prize for Drawing, North Sydney Art Prize, The Coal Loader Waverton
2014 Winner First Place, Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall
2013 – 2014 Winner Youth Artist Award & Winner Highly Commended, Blacktown Art Prize
2013 Winner High Commended, Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting/Drawing) College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics), University of New South Wales
Sydney & Surrounds
'Sydney & Surrounds' is a thematic group exhibition that will be held during the month of February and features numerous tjg artists responding to this theme. Overt or with subtle links to the thematic brief, works include sculpture, painting, collage and mixed media.
The Flower Market
Ebony Bennett, Dylan Cooper, Cameron Gordon, Andrew Grassi-Kelaher, Sam Hopkins, Jude Hotchkiss, Elise Judd, Niki McDonald, Rebecca Pierce, Edgar Schilter, Murat Urlali, Andrew Bennett, Astrid Dahl, Megan Barrass, Ji Chen, Jenny Green, Pat Hall, Danielle McManus, Zom Osborne, Teresa Poon, Bronwyn Searle, Nigel Sense, Ben Tankard, Meredith Woolnough, Kayo Yokoyama
'The Flower Market' includes a mix of traffic jam galleries' artists with works responding to a botanical theme.
The Birds
Kayden Bailey, Megan Barrass, Ebony Bennett, Kasia Fabijanska, Thom George, Andrew Grassi-Kelaher, Elise Judd, Jess Leonard, Will Maguire, Niki McDonald, Kathryn McGovern, Danielle McManus, Rebecca Pierce, Simone Read, Dean Reilly, Al Roberts, Annabel Scanlen, Edgar Schilter, Ben Tankard, Kayo Yokoyama
We are excited to present our opening exhibition for 2021 a group thematic show titled THE BIRDS. Participating artists present their own interpretations and responses to this subject. On a two and three dimensional level the works range from the playful and irreverent through to macabre and nightmarish. The subject is presented through a range of mediums such as steel, ceramics, acrylic and oil paint, digital, pen, ink and charcoal.
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September 29, 2022
We are excited to share new work by REBECCA PIERCE for her upcoming solo exhibition opening October 14th 'And Yet Again' 61 x 45cm acrylic paint and ink, oil sticks and charcoal on canvas $ 1,200.00
September 25, 2022
'Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time' by DEAN REILLY "Much of our early colonial history is riddled with absurdity. Explorers doomed for failure through bad planning miscommunication and a disconnect and discomfort with the landscape. Like a fish out of water or a naked white man on a chartreuse camel, the new can sometimes appear bizarre." - Dean Reilly 'Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time' 40.5 x 51cm, 43.5 x 54cm framed acrylic on canvas $ 1,400.00
September 24, 2022
"The great gold rush has never really ended it has just become corporatized, legalised, monopolised, justified and naturalised. Fly into the heart of Australia and you will see men in uniform moving about in airports, to go and dig up the earth to provide security and pleasure for their families." - DEAN REILLY Gold 1, 2 and 3 on display and available now
September 24, 2022
'Gone Fishing' new work by Miranda Summers. This work is 20 x 20cm oil on canvas $ 640.00 with free packing and shipping Australia wide. For overseas shipping, please contact the gallery. This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022.
September 23, 2022
"In Australia, space and place stage stories torn between absurdity and beauty, the knowable and unknowable, and the sublime" - DEAN REILLY 'There is so Much to See Here Study' 20 x 25cm, 23 x 28cm framed acrylic on canvas on board $ 350.00 with free packing and shipping Australia wide.
September 23, 2022
'Banksia Fringe' 61.5 x 61.5cm oil on canvas $ 1,450.00 by MIRANDA SUMMERS. This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022.
September 22, 2022
"I have come to learn that the landscape is represented by my internalised feelings drawn from experience and memories within the landscape and my landscape is littered with heroes, villains, myths and legends grounded in story." - DEAN REILLY Solo Exhibition on now until 30 September You can browse and buy works online via our website and view the exhibition page and catalogue. Or please feel free to contact the gallery team with any questions or enquiries.
September 22, 2022
"Black swan theory suggests that the black swan is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a complete surprise. One can only wonder how early Northern hemisphere explorers would have perceived and reacted to seeing the first black swans." - DEAN REILLY 'Odette Study' 20 x 25cm, 23 x 28cm framed acrylic on canvas on board $ 350.00 Free packing and shipping Australia wide
September 21, 2022
Dreaming of sunny Sydney days with MIRANDA SUMMERS new works inspired by scenes of Sydney ! 'Pink Pocket in Time' 20 x 20cm oil on canvas $640.00
September 21, 2022
DEAN REILLY'S 'Past Present Future' 51 x 40.5cm, 54 x 43.5cm framedacrylic on canvas $ 1,400.00 "The past, present, and future is governed and informed by our feelings towards the landscape you are in. Whether you see it as majestic natural wilderness, a wild mongrel scrub to be developed or sacred country, is up to you. However, mostly it is inherited through the stories we hear and the experiences we have that form our views of the landscape and ultimately the world." - Dean
September 20, 2022
DEAN REILLY'S Solo Exhibition 'The Landscape is Beyond Me' is on now until September 30th. "In Australia, space and place stage stories torn between absurdity and beauty, the knowable and unknowable, and the sublime. My experience towards landscape comes from my internal feelings and experiences of country through observation, study, and from the dreams I had as a little boy growing up on the land. Landscape can be viewed as a majestic natural garden, a wild mongrel scrub or sacred country, for me however, landscape represents a strange combination, torn between the heroic and the absurd. I think it is the absolute hopelessness of the situation that we can find joy, connection and hope in the landscape that is beyond me." - DEAN REILLY #birdpainting
September 20, 2022
The gallery will open as usual 10am - 5pm on the Queens National Day of Mourning public holiday on the 22nd of September. Please contact the team if you have any questions or enquiries. #northshoreart
September 20, 2022
Inspired by Sydney ! New work by MIRANDA SUMMERS 'Bridge the Harbour' 61.5 x 61.5cm oil on canvas $ 1,450.00 This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022. For enquiries or to view more new works by Miranda, please reach out to the team or visit Miranda's page on our website. #texturedart
September 19, 2022
"The myth becomes clear as the truth becomes clouded. The story becomes legend and begins to inform us in how we feel about our history and how we feel about ourselves as people. What we choose to believe becomes the way in which we view the world and form morality. Inspired by Nolan’s Ned Kelly series. The Bushranger is caught in a fused representation of a centaur. Here the figure is caught between the human and the animal, metaphoric for the wild and tame." - DEAN REILLY Solo Exhibition ON NOW with free packing and shipping on all works Australia wide 'Myth' 122 x 91cm, 125 x 94cm framedacrylic on canvas $3,500.00
September 19, 2022
'Picnic Point' 31 x 31cm oil on canvas $720.00 by MIRANDA SUMMERS with free packing and shipping Australia Wide ! New works by Miranda including this piece are available to purchase now but are still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022. For enquiries or to view more new works by Miranda, please reach out to the team or visit Miranda's page on our website.
September 18, 2022
"I have heard conflicting opinions on the art of water divining. Some people believe it is very precise and reveals the location of underground water. Whilst others believe there is water everywhere, it is only matter of depth." - DEAN REILLY Divine Calling 101 x 101cm, 104.5 x 104.5cm framed acrylic on canvas #australianpainter
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